Abstract:Background
In this retrospective cohort study, it was aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of IE cases without and with an indication for cardiac surgery in terms of whether they have been operated or not, in a tertiary-care educational hospital.
Methods
Patients that were followed up for definite IE (diagnosed according to modified Duke criteria between March 2007 and November 2020) with an indication f… Show more
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